update and some help please

[Talking Poker]

For simplicity sake, I'm just going to add on to what Chip said.

[jimmym]

playing at levels on cash tables what roll should I be looking at,
There is no right answer.
It's whatever makes you comfortable.
Some go by the 20-25 Buyin rule, others go with less others go with more.

Well, there is no right answer, but there certainy are wrong answers - and "6" is a wrong answer. I'd recommend at least 20. 50 would be better, but at least 20. You can "take a shot" with 10, but you can't guarantee that you won't go broke if you play like that, which is what most people are really asking when they ask about Bankroll Management.

Thanks guys, this is why I am not feeling comfortable. were did I get 6 buyins from.

with 50 hands (and often, even less), you should have a decent idea how loose/tight and passive/aggressive a guy is, and that's the most important.

I am glad you said this as I agree.

If you play 1 million hands of 1/2 and are still breaking even or losing, it's not time to move up. This is where bankroll management comes in to play.

I understand the importance of bankroll management now, I hope I can put it to practice, so am sticking to 25/50 as this allows for the buy-in rule you both mention.

When I meet the buy-in rule for the next level thats when I move up and up and up.

Does running pokertracker on yourself scare you?
No.
Sometimes it surprises me, sometimes it confirms what I was thinking, sometimes it helps me learn something new, sometimes it doesn't do anything for me.

No, but numbers generally look how I want them to look.

does this not suprise me. Again thanks TP and CHIP, great info for me.

[melioris]

jimmy-nice post. this place is a great source of info.

For running PT on yourself, check out . I try and do it every month, but I am happy if I get to it every two months.

Check out the videos, at all levels. At the upper levels, listen to how the players are thinking and try to understand the thought process throughout a hand. On the lower levels, take notes and post them, and then compare them to what others say. If you are interested, check out juice's vid and look over the chart i posted there.

The best thing you can do it lose any inhibition and post hands. Lots of them. I know that me giving this advice is shitty as I don't post enough hands, but post hands, you will not regret it. Learn to play TAG style first, and then experiment. But nothing beats $25 and $50 6-max like TAG and table selection. Get the fish on your right and punish him. I wait list tables and if the seat that comes up isn't to the left of the fish, just get back on the waitlist.

And I have said this in almost every post it seems, but you should open a rackback account a FT (or any other site with RB) dump your entire bankroll on that site, and grind it out. RB represents a huge % of your month wins at microlevels, playing anywhere else is just a waste.